I’ve decided to start a series of blogs concerning the lessons I’ve learned from what I think is the best movie ever: The Wizard of Oz. This is a great movie in itself. But over time I’ve gained a lot from this movie.

For one, it took me years to figure out that each one of the characters that appear before the tornado are, in one way or another, symbolized in life after the tornado. The wicked neighbor that wants Toto put down is, of course, The Wicked Witch. The traveling fortune teller is The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. Uncle Hunk is the scarecrow. Uncle Zeke is the cowardly lion. Hickory is the tin man.  This may seem obvious to some, but I was so consumed with the movie when I was little, I didn’t realize it until I was older.

( I used to watch this movie and role play with my cabbage patch dolls) Anyway, stay tuned to a more in depth look at the Best Movie of all time!